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llmart

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24. I wish I had answers for you.....

Mon May 25, 2015, 01:39 PM

May 2015

but I can only speak to why I and my six siblings all became anti-war activists. Our grandfather, the only grandparent we knew growing up, told us many times about how he was put in jail for refusing to fight in a war. He was a Socialist too. He made it his mission to lecture us about Vietnam. We rolled our eyes at the crazy old geezer, but something sank in.

Our parents taught us something in the 50's that was outside the mainstream of the time. They taught us every chance they could to think for ourselves, educate ourselves, not to follow the crowd. We wore it like a badge of courage.

A high school American Government teacher subtly (because he couldn't buck the administration of the time) gave us the message that our generation should resist going to Vietnam in any way we could.

I guess I would say that in addition to that I'd teach children not to rely on the media for your information.

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War [View all] H2O Man May 2015 OP

"Fuck George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and the rest of those shitheads" Sunlei May 2015 #1

I so agree. 99Forever May 2015 #2

Well said H2O Man, well said. GGJohn May 2015 #3

... GGJohn May 2015 #4

To assert the political will of the US over other people hootinholler May 2015 #5

K & R !! davekriss May 2015 #6

the bush* administration shit on america's soldiers.... spanone May 2015 #7

Recommended. (nt) NYC_SKP May 2015 #8

Harold Pinter - Nobel Lecture on Truth, War and the Big Lie Octafish May 2015 #9

One thing we tend to forget... malthaussen May 2015 #10

K&R nt napkinz May 2015 #11

How do we fix this? MannyGoldstein May 2015 #12

Two words: JOBS and EDUCATION BrotherIvan May 2015 #37

The Ground Truth: After the Killing Ends… The military teaches you to be a killer. Agony May 2015 #13

Here we catch a glimpse of the soul of a true patriot. joanbarnes May 2015 #14

Excellent clip. If kids really want to be heroes, they won't support the MIC. nt valerief May 2015 #15

Fortunately, this was the mindset of the neighborhood in which I grew up. Gregorian May 2015 #16

I wish I had answers for you..... llmart May 2015 #24

Consciousness of the truth. Gregorian May 2015 #33

I understand how you feel..... llmart May 2015 #35

A transformation story. Gregorian May 2015 #38

Very eloquent. llmart May 2015 #41

"what is it good for? absolutely nothing" NRaleighLiberal May 2015 #17

Truer truth could never be uttered...n/t N_E_1 for Tennis May 2015 #18

The only real threat to the Constitution 2naSalit May 2015 #19

WAS the threat....war's over man, and THEY won. Moostache May 2015 #26

Thank you for that post dreamnightwind May 2015 #43

What is it good for? nt Rex May 2015 #20

This devastates me. LWolf May 2015 #21

Well put! dpatbrown May 2015 #22

K&R. Well said. Overseas May 2015 #23

ALL of our younglings should hear the sage words of this brave man. chervilant May 2015 #25

This is outstanding. nt. polly7 May 2015 #27

Simple solution, anyone voting for war or sending troops has to send their son or daughter or randys1 May 2015 #28

Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious May 2015 #29

And fuck the Big Media that enabled it all. johnnyreb May 2015 #30

Thank you, H20 Man! Peace Patriot May 2015 #31

Thank you. H2O Man May 2015 #32

War is an admission of failure madokie May 2015 #34

It's also just theft and murder dreamnightwind May 2015 #44

Should be required viewing for any teen 7wo7rees May 2015 #36

Welcome to the dark side seveneyes May 2015 #39

And then some malaise May 2015 #40

When I hear someone is considering joining the military, I suggest they first volunteer .... Scuba May 2015 #42

We must all refuse to participate in the billionaire's ugly system. That is how we end war. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #45